MY-GATEWAY holds an open application to give away free Web Summit tickets to ten startups based in or focused on Central Eastern European countries until July 20th.

MY-GATEWAY is searching for the 10 most innovative and disruptive startups to join the MY-GATEWAY delegation at this year’s Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal from November 5th to the 8th. A committee comprised of leading startup support organisations from Romania, Slovenia and Czech Republic will select the 10 startups through specific criteria. Some of the criteria include: having a developed idea, a financial plan and being based or have a strong interest to work in the CEE region.

CREATING CONNECTIONS WITH THE MAJOR ECOSYSTEMS

As the largest tech conference in the world, with over 70,000 attendees, 1,200 speakers and 170 countries represented, Web Summit is the perfect event to gain exposure. The event will consist of 3 full days of keynotes, workshops, and networking opportunities. In attendance will be a vast investor ecosystem, as well as over 2,500 international media outlets.

KrisztinaTóth, Director of MY-GATEWAY, explains, “We are trying to create connections for these startups with other major ecosystems from within and outside of Europe by introducing them to investors, accelerators and mentors. This is one of the most important parts of MY-GATEWAY…. to create connections and provide access to networks that these stakeholders have in Romania, Slovenia, and Czech Republic.”

WHAT IS MY-GATEWAY?

MY-GATEWAY is an initiative created by a team of experts who are passionate about improving the startup industry in Europe, specifically in the CEE region. With the aid of Startup Europe, MY-GATEWAY is helping startups gain insight into growth opportunities, access a vast stakeholder database and be represented at major startup related events. Additionally, this project will contribute to the expansion of Startup Europe to the Balkan region as well. This will be done through collaboration with leading startup support organisations in Serbia, Macedonia and Bosnia by analyzing how to adapt to the needs of the Balkan ecosystems.

“The driving force behind MY-GATEWAY is to make them connected, to let them learn from each other, and to come up with meaningful activities that will help them support their startups”, says Tóth.